Coralie Simmons (2012) - Hall of Fame

Coralie Simmons

Induction:
2012

The 1997 and 1998 National Player of the Year, Simmons won national championships in each of her four years at UCLA, leading the Bruins to national collegiate titles in 1996, 1997 and 1998 and to the inaugural NCAA championship in 2001. At the 2001 NCAA Championships, Simmons earned Tournament MVP honors after scoring the game-winning goal with just 1:28 remaining in the final period to give UCLA a 5-4 win over Stanford. Simmons left UCLA as the school record-holder in career goals (235) and single-season goals (74 in 1998). A member of the U.S. Women's National Team, Simmons helped lead the U.S. to silver medals at both the Pan-American Games in 1999 and the Olympic Games in 2000, where Simmons tied for the team lead in scoring with nine goals. In 2001, she led the team in scoring at the FINA World Water Polo Cup as the U.S. took home silver. From 2001-2005, Simmons played for two different professional water polo teams in Athens, Greece, and her squads won three Greek Championships and one European Cup. In 2005, Simmons began her coaching career as an assistant at the University of Hawai'i water polo staff before later joining the UCLA staff in a similar role. She is currently in her fifth season as head coach of the Sonoma State women's team.

* Accomplishments listed above were at the time of induction.